David Weir won a stunning gold medal for Great Britain in the T54 5,000 metres on Sunday night, although the drama of the occasion may have been a little too much for his heavily pregnant fiancée.

The 33-year-old was Great Britain’s only gold medallist on the track at the 2008 Paralympic Games, winning both the 800m and 1500m in Beijing, and he added a third gold in London after a thrilling race.

Weir’s wife-to-be, Emily, is expecting
their second child in October and struggled to watch the wheelchair
racer in his 5,000m heat on Friday. Heaven knows how she coped on Sunday
night.

Golden boy: David Weir romped to 5,000m gold at Olympic Park

The noise inside the Olympic Stadium was deafening as the race entered
the final lap, providing echoes of the cauldron of sound that
accompanied the last 400 metres of Mo Farah’s Olympic 5,000m and 10,000m
triumphs.

But Weir judged it perfectly; staying in contention and taking care not to get boxed in before striking around the final bend.

He held off stern opposition in the home straight from silver medallist
Kurt Fearnley from Australia and France’s Julien Casoli, who took
bronze, to cross the line first in 11min 7.65 secs.

Unusually for Weir, from Sutton in Surrey, he celebrated wildly,
stretching out his arms and screaming with powerful, raw emotion.

Well done: Weir was congratulated after becoming the greatest ever British male wheelchair athlete

‘I put this down to hard work and determination,’ he said. ‘It is tough
to get motivated at my age. But this was the main one - this was the one
I wanted to win the most.

‘I am a championship racer. I get into the right mindset to try my best. You can’t beat this feeling.

‘The crowd gave me a massive, massive lift. It’s indescribable what it does to you.’

Farah made ‘Super Saturdays’ his own during the Olympics, bringing home
two gold medals seven days apart, but Weir’s trademark could yet be
tagged ‘Sensational Sunday’.

Bringing it home: Weir won in front of the home crowd in style

The wheelchair racer, who enjoys DJ-ing in his spare time, has yet to
defend his 800m and 1500m titles in London and will also contest the
marathon on the final day of the Games next Sunday.

Weir is back in action at 10.40 on Monday morning in the 1500m heats and
will cover more than 35 miles as he bids to better the two golds,
silver and bronze he won in Beijing.

Britain have already won four gold medals in athletics, meaning the team
have doubled their haul of four years ago after just three days of
competition inside the Olympic Stadium.